Can you illuminate
a Book of Hours?
The year is 1265. In a small Parisian atelier, a master illuminator and her apprentices begin work on a Book of Hours for a noble patron. Parchment must be sourced and prepared, pigments ground, gold leaf laid, and miniatures designed and painted. The deadline is fixed; the patron’s expectations are exacting; the budget — 125 livres — has to stretch across every choice. Time, coin, and craft are all you have.
Inside the Game
Patronage
A noble has commissioned a Book of Hours. Meeting their expectations is the whole job.
Materials
Parchment, gold leaf, lapis lazuli. Every pigment has a price and a provenance.
Craft
Scribes, illuminators, and the long quiet hours of the scriptorium.